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Succinylation of Park7 activates a protective metabolic response to acute kidney injury.

Am J Physiol Renal Physiol

July 2024

Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is extremely prevalent among hospitalizations and presents a significant risk for the development of chronic kidney disease and increased mortality. Ischemia caused by shock, trauma, and transplant are common causes of AKI. To attenuate ischemic AKI therapeutically, we need a better understanding of the physiological and cellular mechanisms underlying damage.

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  • Dicarboxylic fatty acids like dodecanedioic acid (DC12) are produced in the liver and kidney, but their dietary effects are unexplored.
  • In a study, mice were fed DC12 at 20% of their daily caloric intake for nine weeks, resulting in increased metabolic rate, reduced body fat, and improved glucose tolerance.
  • The research shows that DC12 was metabolized in various tissues and may be beneficial for addressing obesity and metabolic disorders.
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  • The study aimed to investigate how UV-A radiation affects the aging characteristics (senescent phenotypes) of human corneal endothelial cells (hCEnCs).
  • Researchers analyzed various factors like cell shape, growth rates, and specific aging markers in hCEnCs treated with UV-A, comparing results to those from cells subjected to ionizing radiation (IR).
  • Findings showed significant overlap in gene and protein changes between UV-A and IR-induced senescent hCEnCs, indicating UV-A triggers similar aging responses while also influencing unique pathways.
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  • Cancer survivors often face negative effects on their quality of life due to treatment side effects, lingering health issues, and the risk of recurrence.
  • Utilizing data-driven methods to assess and enhance wellness can significantly benefit the well-being of these survivors.
  • Personalized nutrition and exercise plans, informed by data, could potentially help reduce the chances of cancer recurrence and the development of new cancers in survivors.
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate if and how race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (SES) are associated with the severity of menopause symptoms in a large, diverse sample of women.

Methods: For this cross-sectional study conducted between March 24, 2019, and January 13, 2023, a total of 68,864 women were enrolled from the Evernow online telehealth platform. Participants underwent a clinical intake survey, which encompassed demographic information, detailed medical questionnaires, and a modified Menopause Rating Scale.

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  • The immune system has the potential to control cancer, but the role of certain immune sensors in cancer aggressiveness, specifically NLRC4, remains largely unexplored in humans.
  • This study found that decreased levels of NLRC4 in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells are linked to poorer immune cell infiltration and worse patient outcomes, indicating its importance in tumor progression.
  • Enhancing NLRC4 expression in CRC cells led to immune reprogramming that improved the function of immune cells, suggesting that targeting NLRC4 could provide a new approach to boosting antitumor responses in various types of carcinoma.
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Editorial: Ketone bodies: friend or foe?

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)

April 2024

Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

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ER stress signaling at the interphase between MASH and HCC.

Hepatology

April 2024

Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.

HCC is the most frequent primary liver cancer with an extremely poor prognosis and often develops on preset of chronic liver diseases. Major risk factors for HCC include metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, a complex multifactorial condition associated with abnormal endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteostasis. To cope with ER stress, the unfolded protein response engages adaptive reactions to restore the secretory capacity of the cell.

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Aging is characterized by declining health that results in decreased cellular resilience and neuromuscular function. The relationship between lifespan and health, and the influence of genetic background on that relationship, has important implications in the development of pharmacological anti-aging interventions. Here we assessed swimming performance as well as survival under thermal and oxidative stress across a nematode genetic diversity test panel to evaluate health effects for three compounds previously studied in the Intervention Testing Program and thought to promote longevity in different ways - NP1 (nitrophenyl piperazine-containing compound 1), propyl gallate, and resveratrol.

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The ovary is one of the first organs to show overt signs of aging in the human body, and ovarian aging is associated with a loss of gamete quality and quantity. The age-dependent decline in ovarian function contributes to infertility and an altered endocrine milieu, which has ramifications for overall health. The aging ovarian microenvironment becomes fibro-inflammatory and stiff with age, and this has implications for ovarian physiology and pathology, including follicle growth, gamete quality, ovulation dynamics, and ovarian cancer.

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Higher blood biochemistry-based biological age developed by advanced deep learning techniques is associated with frailty in geriatric rehabilitation inpatients: RESORT.

Exp Gerontol

June 2024

Department of Medicine and Aged Care, @AgeMelbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Human Movement Sciences, @AgeAmsterdam, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.; Healthy Longevity Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Centre for Healthy Longevity, @AgeSingapore, National University Health System, Singapore. Electronic address:

Background: Accelerated biological ageing is a major underlying mechanism of frailty development. This study aimed to investigate if the biological age measured by a blood biochemistry-based ageing clock is associated with frailty in geriatric rehabilitation inpatients.

Methods: Within the REStORing health of acutely unwell adulTs (RESORT) cohort, patients' biological age was measured by an ageing clock based on completed data of 30 routine blood test variables measured at rehabilitation admission.

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The role of quality of life data as an endpoint for collecting real-world evidence within geroscience clinical trials.

Ageing Res Rev

June 2024

Department of Medical Oncology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, China; Sheba Longevity Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. Electronic address:

With geroscience research evolving at a fast pace, the need arises for human randomized controlled trials to assess the efficacy of geroprotective interventions to prevent age-related adverse outcomes, disease, and mortality in normative aging cohorts. However, to confirm efficacy requires a long-term and costly approach as time to the event of morbidity and mortality can be decades. While this could be circumvented using sensitive biomarkers of aging, current molecular, physiological, and digital endpoints require further validation.

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A Brief History of Slow Spinal Potentials, Gate Theory of Pain, and Spinal Cord Stimulation.

Neuromodulation

July 2024

Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York, New York, NY, USA; Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA. Electronic address:

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  • - Aging negatively affects the adaptive immune system, leading to fewer diverse T cells and an increase in inflammatory T cell types, which are linked to chronic diseases and higher mortality rates.
  • - B cells play a significant role in the aging process of T cells by reducing naive T cells and promoting harmful T cell subsets, as shown through various experimental models and single-cell analysis.
  • - Targeting these age-related changes in T cells with CD20 monoclonal antibody treatment could help improve immune function and healthspan, with insulin receptor signaling identified as a key mechanism behind B cell effects on T cell dysfunction.
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Individuals with schizophrenia suffer from higher morbidity and mortality throughout life partly due to acceleration of aging-related diseases and conditions. Systemic inflammation is a hallmark of aging and is also observed in schizophrenia. An improved understanding of how inflammation and accelerated aging contribute to long-term health outcomes in schizophrenia could provide more effective treatments to preserve long-term cognitive and physical function.

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Judith Campisi (1948-2024).

Cell Metab

April 2024

President and CEO, Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA. Electronic address:

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Judith Campisi (1948-2024).

Cell

March 2024

President and CEO, Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA. Electronic address:

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The inaugural Canadian Conferences on Translational Geroscience were held as 2 complementary sessions in October and November 2023. The conferences explored the profound interplay between the biology of aging, social determinants of health, the potential societal impact of geroscience, and the maintenance of health in aging individuals. Although topics such as cellular senescence, molecular and genetic determinants of aging, and prevention of chronic disease were addressed, the conferences went on to emphasize practical applications for enhancing older people's quality of life.

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Scientific knowledge is produced in multiple languages but is predominantly published in English. This practice creates a language barrier to generate and transfer scientific knowledge between communities with diverse linguistic backgrounds, hindering the ability of scholars and communities to address global challenges and achieve diversity and equity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). To overcome those barriers, publishers and journals should provide a fair system that supports non-native English speakers and disseminates knowledge across the globe.

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Introduction: Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expansion of the CAG trinucleotide repeat in the Huntingtin gene (HTT). Immune activation is abundant in the striatum of HD patients. Detection of active microglia at presymptomatic stages suggests that microgliosis is a key early driver of neuronal dysfunction and degeneration.

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